MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 134% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	131% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	120% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201228
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '21 at 08:02
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$259 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 152 2-Core 312 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 1,171 107% 897 Pts	64-Core 1,218 75% 1,218 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$389 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 865F) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 176 Parallax 172 145% 175 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 154 Splatting 128 124% 156 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 409GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 452 482 480 476 481 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 478 Mixed 366 SusWrite 432 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 54.9 187% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 329 254% 348 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2349 2238 1503 1513 1536 1532 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	383% Outstanding	Read 2,586 Write 2,179 Mixed 1,894 SusWrite 1,778 473% 2,110 MB/s	4K Read 63.5 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 88.4 293% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,940 DQ Write 1,658 DQ Mixed 1,774 1,336% 1,791 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 383% Great: 410%
Hitachi HUS726020ALE614 2TB 380 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 890GB free Firmware: APGNW907 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 163 164 161 166 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 195 Mixed 75 SusWrite 160 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.6 206% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 115%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$33 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 202 202 202 203 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 195 Mixed 101 SusWrite 197 124% 170 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.8 190% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$50 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 43.3 MC Write 46.1 MC Mixed 31.3 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 49 SC Mixed 30.7 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 120%

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Gaming 152%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 151%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) - $243

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,681x
Core i7-9700KIntel $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	643x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $292Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	464x
RTX 2080Nvidia $389Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	279x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	232x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	236x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	193x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	172x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $127Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	127x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	103x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	89x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,311

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16